Research Article

The Effect of Three Different Feed Types on Growth Performance and Survival of African Catfish Fry (Clarias gariepinus) Reared in a Hatchery

Table 1

Means ± SD of water quality parameters observed at different treatments over 21 days period in a hatchery.

Parameter Treatment A Treatment BTreatment C

DO (mgL−1) 4 . 3 7 ± 0 . 5 7 4 . 3 6 ± 0 . 5 4 4 . 4 1 ± 0 . 5 6
Temp. °C 2 3 . 3 0 ± 3 . 2 7 2 3 . 3 2 ± 3 . 2 5 2 3 . 2 9 ± 3 . 2 8
pH 7 . 4 0 ± 0 . 0 2 7 . 2 8 1 ± 0 . 0 0 5 7 . 4 1 ± 0 . 0 8
TAN (mgL−1) 0 . 4 9 ± 0 . 0 0 8 0 . 4 4 ± 0 . 0 0 4 0 . 4 8 ± 0 . 0 0 3
NO3-N (mgL−1) 0 . 0 4 ± 0 . 0 0 3 0 . 0 3 9 ± 0 . 0 0 4 0 . 0 4 ± 0 . 0 0 3